So my 2021 Ford Transit AKA the “50 Shades Van” is approaching the end of its lease. It’s been a great van and very reliable. Sort from servicing it’s only been in the garage for a grinding hub noise which was fixed under warranty and a couple of wheel studs broken due to a mechanicContinue reading “New Van #1”

Continuing on from the previous blog on my 3 week in progress on the van build. Next thing I did was line the back of the ply on the side and rear doors with 7mm closed cell foam and some light grey 4 way stretch carpet. This gives me a bit of insulation and soundproofingContinue reading “Van Blog #11 – 3 Week Build Progress (Part 2)”

This blog may contain amazon affiliate links to products 3 weeks ago the van was delivered and since then I have been slowly working through the build. It all seemed a bit of a big job and it was difficult to know where to start and what to concentrate on 1st. I have been takingContinue reading “Van Blog #10 – 3 Week Build Progress (Part 1)”

So I now have the van, It arrived on January 27th, delivered by the Dealer in Telford. This meant it arrived with 211 delivery miles. One nice shiny Ford Transit T350 AWD 130PS in Magnetic Grey. For the full spec of what I ordered and why take a look at van blog #3 here. SoContinue reading “Van Blog #9 – Arrival and First Impressions”

How much does it cost to build a van conversion like this from scratch? Going into this I had a guesstimate of £3-£4k to go from start to finish and have a fully completed van. Capable of staying in for longer periods away and being pretty much off grid apart from the odd campsite everyContinue reading “Van Blog #8 – Build Costs”

Only 2 weeks to the expected delivery date of the new Van! Not Excited much at all! So over the last few weeks I have been using Vanspace3D to try to plan and visualise my van layout and build. I have a pretty good layout planned now that I am happy with. The great thingContinue reading “Van Blog #7 – Layout”

As an Amazon Associate any qualifying products I link to may earn me commission if you purchase them through my link. This costs you nothing more but may earn me a few pennies. I am not responsible or liable for those products or services. ***Delivery schedule update*** I spoke to the lease company a coupleContinue reading “Van Blog #6 – Transit walls, floor, roof and insulation”

As an Amazon Associate any qualifying products I link to may earn me commission if you purchase them through my link. This costs you nothing more but may earn me a few pennies. I am not responsible or liable for those products or services. The next few blogs will be adding more detailed plans toContinue reading “Van Blog #5 – Transit Electrical System”

So now I have decided which van I wanted for the reasons covered in the last post, I need to decide on all the details and exact specification. Things like colour, trim and optional extras. There are over 450 different options in the full size Transit range from seating configurations to windows and roof heights.Continue reading “Van Blog #3 – Transit Ordered”

So which did I chose and why did I make that choice? (hint it’s in the photo!) So in the last van blog post I decided I wanted a van, but which van do I want? Before I decided that I wrote a simple needs and considerations list to help me filter my choices downContinue reading “Van Blog #2 – Which Van and Why”